By means of this spell, the caster utters mystic syllables and channels their will to forcibly wrest information from a target’s mind.
As part of the casting, the caster loudly asks a short, maximum four word, question. The question must specifically be regarding one person whom the target is associated with (eg. “Who sent you here?”, “Who employs you?”, “Who has the artifact?”, etc.)
The target must make an Intelligence saving throw against the caster’s spell DC. If they fail, the target takes 5d8 psychic damage as the answer is ripped forcibly from their mind and the caster receives the answer to their question. If they succeed, the caster takes 3d8 psychic damage and is stunned for one round.
If the target is immune to psychic damage, they automatically succeed. If the target is resistant to psychic damage, they gain advantage on the saving throw.
Due to a peculiarity in the construction of this spell, Portent Dice (or other methods of altering the target’s saving throw dice) may not be applied to this saving throw.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a Spell Slot of 5th Level or higher, the damage dice (including the damage to the caster) increases by 1d8 for every level above 5th. Additionally, the maximum number of words in your question increases by one for every level above 4th.